Wisconsin Health Literacy
by Emily R Hoffman, 2021 Pharmacy Candidate, Logan M Wanca, 2021 Pharmacy Candidate
"Wisconsin Health Literacy is an organization that focuses on improving health literacy throughout the state. It is a division of Wisconsin Literacy and it is headquartered in Madison, Wis. Its mission is “to promote clear communication between those who give and those who receive health care services.” This year, it is celebrating 10 years as an organization. In 2010, Wisconsin Literacy staff and their partners across the state of Wisconsin gathered at a conference to discuss the future of health literacy efforts within the state and how to improve health outcomes through educational programming. Their goals were for all health care providers to be trained in health literacy concepts, for medication labels to follow universal design principles, and for health literacy efforts to have a sustainable infrastructure. From this gathering, Wisconsin Health Literacy was created, and there have been many successful projects since. One of the organization’s earlier projects was Let’s Talk About the Flu, which provided community education about the dangers of the flu and the safety and benefits of vaccines. This was the first project in the Let’s Talk About series, and many others have followed this educational format aimed at improving health literacy for specific topics."
Keywords: Health Literacy, Reading, Wisconsin, Universal Design, Health Education, Health Personnel, Communication, Health Services, Delivery of Health Care, Writing, Vaccines, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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2021 March/April Table of Contents
"Wisconsin Health Literacy is an organization that focuses on improving health literacy throughout the state. It is a division of Wisconsin Literacy and it is headquartered in Madison, Wis. Its mission is “to promote clear communication between those who give and those who receive health care services.” This year, it is celebrating 10 years as an organization. In 2010, Wisconsin Literacy staff and their partners across the state of Wisconsin gathered at a conference to discuss the future of health literacy efforts within the state and how to improve health outcomes through educational programming. Their goals were for all health care providers to be trained in health literacy concepts, for medication labels to follow universal design principles, and for health literacy efforts to have a sustainable infrastructure. From this gathering, Wisconsin Health Literacy was created, and there have been many successful projects since. One of the organization’s earlier projects was Let’s Talk About the Flu, which provided community education about the dangers of the flu and the safety and benefits of vaccines. This was the first project in the Let’s Talk About series, and many others have followed this educational format aimed at improving health literacy for specific topics."
Keywords: Health Literacy, Reading, Wisconsin, Universal Design, Health Education, Health Personnel, Communication, Health Services, Delivery of Health Care, Writing, Vaccines, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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2021 March/April Table of Contents